# NCIS: Hawaiʻi season 2

The second season of the American police procedural television series NCIS: Hawaiʻi premiered on September 19, 2022 on CBS during the 2022–23 television season, and concluded on May 22, 2023. A total of 22 episode were produced this season.
The season premiered with a crossover event with NCIS. A three-way crossover event with both NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles took place during the season in episode 10.
For the 2022–23 television season, the second season of NCIS: Hawaiʻi ranked #16 with an average of 7.53 million viewers.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Vanessa Lachey as Jane Tennant: The first female Special Agent-in-Charge of the NCIS: Hawaiʻi Field Office.
* Alex Tarrant as Kai Holman: A new NCIS agent on the team who recently returned home to care for his father.
* Noah Mills as Jesse Boone: Tennant's confidant and second-in-command, Boone is a former homicide detective in Washington, D.C., who knows the islands' hiking trails well.
* Yasmine Al-Bustami as Lucy Tara: The junior field agent of NCIS: Hawaiʻi, and Whistler's love-interest turned girlfriend.
* Jason Antoon as Ernie Malik: NCIS: Hawaiʻi's cyber intelligence specialist
* Tori Anderson as Kathrine Marie "Kate" Whistler: a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Officer, later Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent and NCIS-FBI liaison. Tara's love interest-turned-girlfriend.
* Kian Talan as Alex Tennant: Jane's eldest child.

### Recurring

* Enver Gjokaj as Captain Joe Milius: Deputy Chief of Staff to Commander, Pacific Fleet, later reassigned to the Pentagon.
* Mahina Napoleon as Julie Tennant: Jane's youngest child.
* Julie White as Maggie Shaw: Jane's former mentor and friend.
* Sharif Atkins as Captain Norman 'Boom Boom' Gates
* Seana Kofoed as Commander (Dr.) Carla Chase, a medical examiner assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam.

### Notable guests

* Henry Ian Cusick as John Swift, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent in Charge, member of the Office of Special Projects

### Crossover
#### NCIS

* Wilmer Valderrama as Nick Torres: NCIS Special Agent who shares a past with Tennant.
* Katrina Law as Jessica Knight: NCIS Special Agent.
* Diona Reasonover as Kasie Hines: Forensic Specialist for NCIS.
* Gary Cole as Alden Parker: NCIS Supervisory Special Agent of the MCRT.
* Brian Dietzen as Dr. Jimmy Palmer, Chief Medical Examiner for NCIS.

#### NCIS: Los Angeles

* Chris O'Donnell as Grisha "G." Callen, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent of the Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles
* LL Cool J as Sam Hanna, NCIS Senior Field Agent, Second in Command of the OSP

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 23 | 1 | "Prisoners' Dilemma" | Tim Andrew | Jan Nash & Christopher Silber | September 19, 2022 (2022-09-19) | HAW201 | 5.31 |
| NCIS agents Nick Torres and Jessica Knight travel to Hawaii with Jane and Ernie, the Washington DC and NCIS: Hawaii teams reuniting and working together to track down the man responsible for framing Torres and Knight's boss, NCIS Special Agent in Charge Alden Parker. They later find themselves stopping an attack targeting military personnel on RIMPAC (The Rim of the Pacific Exercises), the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise occurring in Oahu. This episode concludes a crossover event that begins on NCIS season 20 episode 1. ||||||||
| 24 | 2 | "Blind Curves" | Yangzom Brauen | Matt Bosack | September 26, 2022 (2022-09-26) | HAW202 | 4.58 |
| When the remains of a Marine Staff Sergeant are found at a junk yard in a car that was about to be crushed, the team investigate the circumstances surrounding the death and soon find themselves entering the world of illegal street racing. Meanwhile, Jane is concerned about the behavior of her son, Alex. Also, Whistler is hesitating about introducing Lucy to her co-workers. ||||||||
| 25 | 3 | "Stolen Valor" | Tim Andrew | Amy Rutberg | October 3, 2022 (2022-10-03) | HAW203 | 4.91 |
| When a Navy officer dies in a car accident, the team discovers the officer in question still alive and that the woman pretending to be her was in fact an imposter. Whistler volunteers to go undercover to learn about the incident, a move that ultimately puts her in great danger. ||||||||
| 26 | 4 | "Primal Fear" | LeVar Burton | Ron McGee | October 10, 2022 (2022-10-10) | HAW204 | 4.57 |
| When a Navy sailor's body washes up in a sacred kapu site, the team reunites with Coast Guard Special Agent Neil Pike to find a possible serial killer operating on the island who's literally scaring his victims to death. Meanwhile, Jane finds herself meeting the new girlfriend of her son. ||||||||
| 27 | 5 | "Sudden Death" | Tawnia McKiernan | Yalun Tu | October 17, 2022 (2022-10-17) | HAW205 | 4.96 |
| During the investigation into the death of a Navy sailor, the team finds themselves going up against a ruthless criminal organization. ||||||||
| 28 | 6 | "Changing Tides" | Lionel Coleman | Noah Evslin | October 24, 2022 (2022-10-24) | HAW206 | 5.01 |
| When a Marine Corporal dies after being exposed to fentanyl, the team races to find and retrieve any other drugs before more fatalities occur. ||||||||
| 29 | 7 | "Vanishing Act" | Diana C. Valentine | Mike Diaz & Jan Nash | November 14, 2022 (2022-11-14) | HAW207 | 4.78 |
| When a young woman disappears leaving her son behind, the team searches for her, only to discover she's not who she appears to be. ||||||||
| 30 | 8 | "Curtain Call" | Christine Moore | Yakira Chambers | November 21, 2022 (2022-11-21) | HAW208 | 4.82 |
| When a Navy officer who was moonlighting in community theatre is murdered, the team recruits an ally to help them with the investigation, leading them to a ruthless international killer. Meanwhile, Kai asks Whistler for her help in opening an investigation into one of his friends who's become a criminal. ||||||||
| 31 | 9 | "Desperate Measures" | Kevin J. Berlandi | Ron McGee | December 5, 2022 (2022-12-05) | HAW209 | 4.52 |
| The team searches for Commander Chase after she's kidnapped by an Army Ranger, who is suspected of killing a DEA agent while facing a hostile reception from the murdered agent's DEA colleagues, who believe the Army Ranger in question is guilty of carrying out the killing. ||||||||
| 32 | 10 | "Deep Fake" | Jimmy Whitmore | Christopher Silber | January 9, 2023 (2023-01-09) | HAW211 | 7.36 |
| Tennant and DC medical examiner Jimmy Palmer, along with Los Angeles agent Sam Hanna, are kidnapped and held prisoner by a woman claiming to be a CIA agent investigating Simon Williams. Meanwhile, DC agent-in-charge Parker works with the Hawaii branch to find their missing teammates. They have a similar situation with a CIA agent, who turns out to be an imposter. The team eventually discovers that Simon Williams is the name for a computer program responsible for years worth of data, and that anyone affiliated with it is now in grave danger. Upon discovering that one of the members is none other than his boss, retired Navy Admiral Hollace Kilbride, Sam's partner, NCIS Special Agent G. Callen prepares to return to Los Angeles with Tennant accompanying him. This episode continues a crossover event that begins on NCIS season 20 episode 10 and concludes on NCIS: LA season 14 episode 10 ||||||||
| 33 | 11 | "Rising Sun" | Christoph Schrewe | Megan Bacharach & Matt Bosack | January 16, 2023 (2023-01-16) | HAW210 | 4.33 |
| The team investigates when CGIS Special Agent Neil Pike is ambushed while working undercover for a local Japanese crime family and race to find his attacker. Meanwhile, Kai digs deeper into AJ Hale, his childhood friend who's now become a criminal. ||||||||
| 34 | 12 | "Shields Up" | Norman Buckley | Jan Nash & Amy Rutberg | January 23, 2023 (2023-01-23) | HAW212 | 5.27 |
| The team investigates when a Marine captain, who was also a member of an elite special forces unit, is murdered with the team soon discovering a possible suspect in an unusual place. ||||||||
| 35 | 13 | "Misplaced Targets" | Larry Teng | Yalun Tu | February 6, 2023 (2023-02-06) | HAW213 | 5.13 |
| After escaping an explosion at a meth lab, the team learns that Kai is now the target of AJ Hale and must take Hale down once and for all before he strikes again. Meanwhile, on the aircraft carrier, Lucy finds herself investigating her first major case as Agent Afloat. ||||||||
| 36 | 14 | "Silent Invasion" | Eric Fox Hays | Mike Diaz | February 13, 2023 (2023-02-13) | HAW214 | 5.01 |
| The team investigates when a captain and his wife are murdered with the deaths bearing similarity to a case they investigated in the past. A former member of the team is brought in to determine if the murders are a copycat killing. ||||||||
| 37 | 15 | "Good Samaritan" | Larry Teng | Noah Evslin | February 27, 2023 (2023-02-27) | HAW215 | 5.12 |
| When a Navy deserter emerges from hiding, his family end up becoming targets, resulting in the team stepping to protect them. Lucy returns from her Agent Afloat position. ||||||||
| 38 | 16 | "Family Ties" | Christine Moore | Ron McGee | March 13, 2023 (2023-03-13) | HAW216 | 5.15 |
| Navy residents living in a neighborhood area discover their vehicles have been burglarized overnight and as the team investigates the crime, they find an unlikely person is responsible. Meanwhile, Whistler struggles to deal with a CI of hers who's being uncooperative. Also, Alex weighs up his options for college. ||||||||
| 39 | 17 | "Money Honey" | Loren Yaconelli | Megan Bacharach | March 20, 2023 (2023-03-20) | HAW217 | 4.98 |
| Navy Captain Joe Milius returns to Hawaii to ask the team for helping in arresting a dangerous high-value target with the assistance of an unusual informant. Meanwhile, Jane and her ex Daniel struggle to deal with the fact that their son, Alex, has been accepted into the Naval Academy. ||||||||
| 40 | 18 | "Bread Crumbs" | LeVar Burton | Jan Nash | April 10, 2023 (2023-04-10) | HAW218 | 5.02 |
| When a helicopter containing Jane and a suspect she's been interrogating crashes killing the two pilots, Jane fights to survive in a hostile environment while using her skills to save the lives of herself and the other passengers while her teammates desperately begin searching for her. ||||||||
| 41 | 19 | "Cabin Fever" | Kurt Jones | Yakira Chambers | May 1, 2023 (2023-05-01) | HAW219 | 4.84 |
| When an astronaut participating in a highly sensitive Mars simulation dies in mysterious circumstances, Ernie is sent to the program to investigate and uncover the truth of what happened. ||||||||
| 42 | 20 | "Nightwatch Two" | Tim Andrew | Amy Rutberg | May 8, 2023 (2023-05-08) | HAW220 | 4.84 |
| The team searches for a man who in a strange phone call to Lucy admitted that he had committed a murder. ||||||||
| 43 | 21 | "Past Due" | Jimmy Whitmore | Christopher Silber & Yalun Tu | May 15, 2023 (2023-05-15) | HAW221 | 4.95 |
| When a former MI6 agent is murdered, Jane realizes secrets from her past have been exposed and goes to great lengths to track down the murderer. ||||||||
| 44 | 22 | "Dies Irae" | Tim Andrew | Matt Bosack & Jan Nash | May 22, 2023 (2023-05-22) | HAW222 | 5.10 |
| When a figure Jane encountered during her time as an officer with the CIA reappears, she and her colleagues seek help to apprehend a killer who's threatening to destroy everything she has built, receiving assistance from Sam Hanna of the Los Angeles OSP. ||||||||

### Crossovers

The second season contained two further crossovers, the first once more with NCIS and the second with both NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles.

## Production
### Development

On March 31, 2022, CBS renewed the series for a second season which premiered on September 19, 2022.

## Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of NCIS: Hawaiʻi season 2 :
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Prisoners' Dilemma" | September 19, 2022 | 0.4 | 5.31 | 0.3 | 3.08 | 0.7 | 8.39 |
| 2 | "Blind Curves" | September 26, 2022 | 0.3 | 4.58 | 0.2 | 2.65 | 0.6 | 7.23 |
| 3 | "Stolen Valor" | October 3, 2022 | 0.3 | 4.91 | 0.2 | 2.36 | 0.5 | 7.27 |
| 4 | "Primal Fear" | October 10, 2022 | 0.3 | 4.57 | 0.2 | 2.44 | 0.5 | 7.01 |
| 5 | "Sudden Death" | October 17, 2022 | 0.4 | 4.96 | 0.2 | 2.41 | 0.6 | 7.37 |
| 6 | "Changing Tides" | October 24, 2022 | 0.4 | 5.01 | 0.2 | 2.33 | 0.6 | 7.33 |
| 7 | "Vanishing Act" | November 14, 2022 | 0.3 | 4.78 | 0.2 | 2.45 | 0.5 | 7.23 |
| 8 | "Curtain Call" | November 21, 2022 | 0.3 | 4.82 | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | "Desperate Measures" | December 5, 2022 | 0.3 | 4.52 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | "Deep Fake" | January 9, 2023 | 0.5 | 7.36 | 0.3 | 3.19 | 0.8 | 10.55 |
| 11 | "Rising Sun" | January 16, 2023 | 0.3 | 4.33 | 0.2 | 2.74 | 0.5 | 7.07 |
| 12 | "Shields Up" | January 23, 2023 | 0.4 | 5.27 | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | "Misplaced Targets" | February 6, 2023 | 0.4 | 5.13 | 0.2 | 3.37 | — | 8.50 |
| 14 | "Silent Invasion" | February 13, 2023 | 0.3 | 5.01 | 0.2 | 3.44 | 0.8 | 8.45 |
| 15 | "Good Samaritan" | February 27, 2023 | 0.4 | 5.12 | 0.3 | 3.22 | 0.5 | 8.34 |
| 16 | "Family Ties" | March 13, 2023 | 0.4 | 5.15 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | "Money Honey" | March 20, 2023 | 0.3 | 4.98 | 0.4 | 2.22 | — | 7.20 |
| 18 | "Bread Crumbs" | April 10, 2023 | 0.3 | 5.02 | 0.2 | — | — | — |
| 19 | "Cabin Fever" | May 1, 2023 | 0.3 | 4.84 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | "Nightwatch Two" | May 8, 2023 | 0.3 | 4.84 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | "Past Due (Part 1)" | May 15, 2023 | 0.3 | 4.95 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | "Dies Irae (Part 2)" | May 22, 2023 | 0.3 | 5.10 | — | — | — | — |

## Home media

NCIS: Hawaiʻi: Season Two :
| Set details | Set details | Special features | Special features | Special features | Special features |
| 6 disc 22 episodes | 6 disc 22 episodes | | | | |
| DVD release dates ||||||
| Region 1 | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 2 | Region 4 | Region 4 |
| October 3, 2023 | October 3, 2023 | | | | |